If the Daily Paul's guiding light is Ron Paul, it's focus should be on philosophy and ideas - not personalities!

Ralph, yours is a sentiment long expressed here and I agree with it. Not so much the demise of DP part, but the implication that DP could be so much more for the liberty movement and Ron Paul. I suggest no longer falling for the 'free speech' straw man. The old line about free speech and the value it has, how it's not always pretty or serious --- posts responding to threads like this always include this unproductive curtailing speech argument. Personal chat room stuff, fine, people have a right to do that within Michael's definition of what is verboten on his privately owned and operated site. What you are suggesting that I agree with is we can be more effective and more important to the liberty movement if we would only choose so.

Before I logged onto DP tonight, I had just finished the excellent Reason article today on Bernanke as Friedmanite not Keynesian. Great stuff for me because I like it but also great stuff for my efforts to continue to win converts to Austrian theory. DP is great for links to info I don't always find on my own, terrific for quickly posted video of RP and others, and has a couple dozen posters that are often compelling.

It's a strategic thing. Example. Why aren't we advocating that RP fans by the hundreds show up at Rand/Ron Paul events with 'legalize pot' signs? Why not? Put down those 'End the Fed' signs. Both issues have overwhelming support by DPers. Both issues are important to the freedom movement. To NOT flood a Rand Paul rally with 'legalize pot' sizes is keeping secret one of our core principles. It would gain media attention, why not do it? Answer: Because it is NOT selling out your principles to choose smart packaging. After all, elections are popularity contests. Give sheeple our best arguments and do it with class and fierce conviction. Do it here, there and everywhere. And everday. Ron Paul does.

men and that is the Constitution. How do they live, act, and vote when put up against this document and when they are in situations of either duress or power grabbing or largess? Are there such people out there?

The second important measure is time meaning consistency of one's voting record and life. There is no substitute for time. Especially new personalities could be deceivers and could lead people astray by their persona. Selective Constitutionalists are the most deceptive i.e., Beck, Savage, Limbaugh, and Hannity. They apply the Constitution when it benefits their agenda and not consistently. They have the power the sway many away from our focus.

My concern is that no one will be capable of filling the shoes of Ron Paul. The standard is so high that all will fall short of simply following the Constitution. The less they follow it, the more charisma and personality will come into play. None will have a voting record as consistent as Ron Paul has voted. Who now in politics will take up the banner of liberty?

The subjects that you mention are asides, phases that we go through here. Part of the reason for these diversions is the lack of people who are filling the void of a future political landscape without Ron Paul. That time is not so far away and that inevitability now has no answer. We will in fact have a cause and a purpose, but without a leader...not a good situation. Will we just wait for a re-incarnation of Ron Paul to magically occur like the Buddhists or will one of us step up?

Imagine the subjects that we will be discussing after Ron Paul leaves Congress. The moderators will have their hands full with in-fighting, nit-picking, and expletive-deleting. Also, not a good situation. So we had better start thinking about what life will be like on the DP after RP is gone.

Can it ever be too popular?

Are you some kind of soap opera fan?

The purpose of this site is Restoring Constitutional Government, not worshiping Ron Paul like a cult. Strange....

You talk about name calling, but you were quick to call me a "chicken shit" because I asked the purpose of your nosey militia thread.

You are another strange bird flying around this cage, that seems to like to come up with some dippy subject every week. Give it a rest already.

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someone on this forum says something that Ron Paul wouldn't say, or believes in an idea that Ron Paul wouldn't believe in. It is at these times that I am in danger of attacking someone. It is at these times when I must do better to stick to the facts.

Thanks for steering us away from the rocks.

"Small minds discuss people.
Average minds discuss events.
Great minds discuss ideas."
—Eleanor Roosevelt

First: what other web site does a better job of keeping the debate free from trolling and sh!t talk? I'm all over the internet and I'm not aware of any.

Second: why do you want to change the stated purpose of the DP from "restoring Constitutional gov't" to "Ron Paul's philosophy and ideas"? The current purpose would seem to give wide latitude to talk about any topic which has to do with gov't and/or liberty.

When you debate philosophies and ideas, personalities always become part the conversation. Our ideas and personal philosophies have a direct influence on our personalities. Dealing with "gay crap" and childish egos are part of a free society.